Psalm 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 19, and 21
In these eight Psalms, there a number of common themes, themes you would expect from someone with David’s experience and faith.
(I loved that Psalm 6 is prefaced by instructions that this Psalm is meant to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument. I wonder what that looked like.)
David’s faith that God is with him and listens to his prayer is one of the common themes in these Psalms. We get a glimpse of David’s sorrow and grief at the evil and evil-doers around him. He has faith that God will answer his prayers and his enemies will be disgraced and terrified.
God’s existence is evident in the heavens and the stars. Those who do not believe in God are fools. When we look at the heavens and the stars and what God has made, we see how majestic He is. David is overwhelmed with joy and moved to praise by the glory of God. God does not abandon those who seek after Him.
God watches from heaven and sees what we do. While it seems that evil-doers are getting away with their evil deeds, they are not. God is watching and will take care of it. God brings hope to the helpless and watches over orphans.
I think we would all do well to memorize Psalm 19, which is summed up in the last verse: “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
Tomorrow, it’s I Chronicles 1 - 2
Nuclear Danger
I got this info in an e-mail from Devvy today. Please check out her site for more info at:
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UC Berkeley plutonium testing was 200-300 times less sensitive than US gov’t — University researchers still “may consider” performing more precise analysis for alpha particles — EPA detected Uranium-238 in San Francisco
http://devvy.net/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/alerts/330688043925/
The Radiation Warnings You Won’t Get from the Mainstream Propaganda Machine (April 3, 2012)
http://devvy.net/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/r/alerts/115921716028/
The mainstream media and the federal government will soon have the blood of the world on it’s hands.
"Radiation from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant disaster in Japan is now actively in the ecosystem all along the North American west coast… even the sea weed is now radiated. The Vancouver Sun reported one year ago that the seaweed tested from waters off the coast of British Columbia were 4 times the amount considered safe. No further test results were released after the initial report.
"The governments of the United States and Canada are not conducting tests for radioactivity – at least not to the knowledge of the public. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has agreed to continue purchasing seafood from Japan, despite the fact that the food is not being tested for radioactive contamination.
"Last November, independent testing in Japan showed 65 per cent of the catches tested positive for cesium (a radioactive material). Instead of refusing to purchase the poisoned fish, food safety agencies in both the United States and Canada have simply raised the “acceptable level of radiation.” We can’t go offending the Japanese after promising to buy their tainted goods, now can we?
"After the North American governments refused to fund testing, oceanographer Ken Buesseler, a senior scientist at the non-profit Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Mass, along with Nicholas Fisher, a marine sciences professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and other concerned scientists, managed to secure private funding for a Pacific research voyage. The results?
"Cesium levels in the Pacific had initially gone up an astonishing 45 million times above pre-accident levels. The levels then declined rapidly for a while, but after that, they unexpectedly levelled off.In July, cesium levels stopped declining and remained stuck at 10,000 times above pre-accident levels.This means the ocean isn’t diluting the radiation as expected. If it had been, cesium levels would have kept falling.The finding suggests that radiation is still being released into the ocean long after the accident in March, 2011."
Rest at link above.
PARAPROSDOKIANS
(Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in
which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous.
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left..
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. They begin the evening news with 'Good Evening,' then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
10. Buses stop in bus stations. Trains stop in train stations. On my desk is a work station.
11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.
12. In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency,
notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'
13. I didn't say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.
14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a
successful man is usually another woman.
16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
17. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
18. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
19. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.
20. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
21. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
22. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you
hit the target.
23. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
24. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
25. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
26. Where there's a will, there are relatives.
Until next time…
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